Len Esau
| Len Esau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 16, 1968 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position |
Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Quebec Nordiques Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
86th overall, 1988 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2001 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
1995 Sweden |
Ice hockey |
Leonard Esau (born March 16, 1968) is a Canadian former
St. Cloud State Huskies. Esau never scored a goal in the NHL, but notched up 10 assists and collected 24 penalty minutes. He spent much of his tenure in the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League, but also spent one season in Japan, playing for Seibu-Tetsudo Tokyo. Internationally Esau played for the Canadian national team at the 1995 World Championships
, winning a bronze medal.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Humboldt Broncos | SJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Humboldt Broncos | SJHL | 57 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Humboldt Broncos | SJHL | 57 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | St. Cloud State | NCAA | 35 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | St. Cloud State | NCAA | 29 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 76 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 78 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 75 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 75 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 129 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 54 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 82 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 150 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 1996–97 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 49 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 30 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | ||
| 1997–98 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 26 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 55 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Seibu–Tetsudo | JIHL | 21 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1999–00
|
Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 78 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 68 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 358 | 49 | 137 | 186 | 377 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | ||||
| IHL totals | 388 | 47 | 120 | 167 | 441 | 50 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 90 | ||||
| NHL totals | 27 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Canada | WC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
External links
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